Cowboys praised for third-round selection of Cooper Beebe

Following his selection on day two of the draft, Beebe opened up about his mentality and style of play. He describes himself as a “pretty nasty guy.”

“I’m a pretty nasty guy,” Beebe said, via Lone Star Live. “I’m a dude that tries to dirt people anytime I can, but I’m also a dude that focuses on technique. I have that mindset where I want to dirt dudes anytime I can, so I kind of have that nasty play style.”

“You talk about Zack Martin, those guys, they’re some of the best to ever do it,” he continued. “They play with that dirty kind of mindset. They’re going to blow people off the ball, and they’re going to do the dirty work, and I’m excited to join that.”

New Cowboys lineman ready for move to center

Fellow Kansas State draftee K.T. Leveston opened up this week about his belief in Beebe’s ability to slide to center for Dallas.

“He was with us for four years and we built that special bond. When I saw Coop going to Dallas, I told him, ‘You’re going to the greatest state in America,'” Leveston said. “We really pride ourselves on being very versatile. He’s played left guard, right guard, right tackle, left tackle, he hasn’t played any live game reps at center but a lot of practice reps. He knew coming back this last year that teams were looking at him and wanting to know if he could snap. He was taking extra reps at center before practice ends.”

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy is happy with the team’s selection as well. With Tyler Guyton in the first round and Beebe in the third, he believes Jerry Jones and the front office brought in two potential year-one starters.

“It’s obviously two talented players,” McCarthy said. “They both have starter ability. I think like anything, and I know for me personally, you look at the season and the length of the season and the challenges we’ve had in the past, you pay attention to the number of starts and consecutive starts they’ve had as an offensive unit… They have clearly given us the depth we need.

“I think it’ll be the most competitive offensive line room in my time here.”